Most aesthetically pleasing milsurp you own

[Daan Kemp]

Ovidio, that is one sweet piece of heirloom. Something to be admired everyday and twice on Sunday.

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[Ovidio]

Thank you Daan.
My Grandpa won it in 1932 at a shooting competition and it has been in our possession since then.
4 generations of Gentiloni have shot it until now. Looking forward to have it being shot for many more generations.

[Daan Kemp]

I have a single shot Zi Di in .22 Hornet [not its original calibre I think, but it was similar I believe] that is now on its third generation of ownership. Doesn't shoot much but has such sentimental memories.

[Ovidio]

That's it. I was really excited just days before the lockdown, when I took my son to the range and had him shoot the old '91. My Grandpa and my dad even hunted with it immediately after the war (dad actually also broke the church bell shooting at it one foolish day, as a war kid. No one ever caught him...). I started loving milsurps after Granpa died and left me the rifle. Since I was poor at the time, I needed to reload if I wanted to shoot that thing. I had no place at home for a press, so I found the little reloading tool I described in a thread here, and started reloading with the 6.5 Carcano. It has been a good school.
The first time I shot it I was really upset, because I could not get onto paper at 100 metres, then an old shooter came to me giggling and explained how to aim with it.
He knew I was a good shot with modern stuff, and was more than glad to catch me metaphorically with the pants down with my super milsurp.
Memories...

[USGI]

For me, it's a tie between my M1 Garand and "U.S. Model 1911A1" Remington-Rand "The Yankee Fist", both made in 1943. - Bob

[Gil Boyd]

Ovidio,
Its great to see your beautiful country getting back to normal. Although we had the lowest death count tonight after the weekend of 55 and falling hopefully!!! we still can't get near our ranges properly.
Hope to soon.

[Singer B]

When people talk about "aesthetics" or "beauty," they often refer to "classical beauty." Those are 2 "classics" you chose!!

[Aragorn243]

Never really thought about it before but I think the two that I personally own that would get the most attention should I take them to the range is a KAR98az that has a well used but beautiful tiger stripe stock. The second is a No4 MK2 that is in mint condition with a beautiful light stock with black hardware.

[mrclark303]

A couple of years ago, I handled a superb lend lease 1928A1, absolutely mint and factory fresh.

It was an ex Home Guard example that never got handed in and was 'kept' as a keepsake following WW2.

It ended up with a Sec5 dealer having been handed in to the Police by the family of the original 'owner'.

[TDH]

My Springfield model of 1903 with her birthdate 1907. The sleek long lines and the way she shoulders a truly beautiful lady but for fit and function her ugly niece the 03-13 typewriter rifle is third with my M1 a solid second.